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LTC Joe E. Neely  
NAME: Joe E. Neely
NICKNAME:  
RANK: Lieutenant Colonel
BRANCH: IN
STATUS: Retired
SERVICE: 21 years
DOB: 2 January 1934
 
SERVICE INFORMATION
 
HOURS FLOWN: 7000+
COMBAT HOURS: 1500
FLT/NCO CLASS: 58-3
SCHOOL: ROTC, University of Mississippi, Class of '55
MAMS 1970, MAPA, Webster College 1975
MILITARY SCHOOL: Command and General Staff College
AVN DESIGNATION: IP FW/RW
 
AIRCRAFT INFORMATION
 
H-13 H-34 O-1 OV-1
T-42A U-6A U-8D UH-1
 
COMBAT EXPERIENCE
 
Vietnam 1965
Vietnam 1966
Vietnam 1969
 
UNIT ASSIGNMENTS
 
Aug 1964 - Aug 1965 10th Aviation Company
Sep 1965 - Jan 1966 10th Aviation Battalion
Feb 1966 - Jul 1966 17th Aviation Group
Jul 1966 - Jan 1969 244th Aviation Company
Jan 1969 - Jul 1969 1st Aviation Brigade
 
POSITIONS HELD
 
Senior Army Advisor, California National Guard
Commander, 244th Aviation Company
Executive Officer, OCS Brigade, FT Benning
S-3, 1st Aviation Brigade
Assistant S-3, 10th Aviation Battalion
 
DECORATIONS
 
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star
Air Medal
Master Army Aviator Badge
 
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS
 
Founder and Director of Quality Care Health Foundation in 1988
Founder and Director of I.R.I.S., a Telecommunications Company, in 1996
Mayor of Palm Valley Texas
 

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